Palettes / Colors / #EDEDEF

#EDEDEF — Soft White

#EDEDEF is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

#EDEDEF is a neutral white color associated with cleanliness, space and minimalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEEEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECEDEE and #EDECEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EDEDEF

.text { color: #EDEDEF; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 6%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEDEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEDEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDEDEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEDEF: #000000.

How #EDEDEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDEDEF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDEDEE  ·  #EDEDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEDEF?

#EDEDEF is Soft White, a white color (RGB 237, 237, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEDEF?

#EDEDEF is RGB 237, 237, 239 — HSL 240°, 6%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDEDEF?

Its complement is #EEEEEC; analogous partners are #ECEDEE and #EDECEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEDEF for text?

Black text on #EDEDEF has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.